Treadstone
A covert CIA program awakens sleeper assassins worldwide.
Treadstone is an American action drama television series created by Tim Kring as part of the Bourne franchise. It serves as both a prequel to The Bourne Identity (2002) and a sequel to Jason Bourne (2016). The series aired a special preview on USA Network on September 24, 2019, before its October 15, 2019, premiere, and was canceled after one season of ten episodes.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Action drama; Conspiracy thriller
- Creator
- Tim Kring
- Based on
- Operation Treadstone from the Bourne series of novels, Robert Ludlum
- Composer
- Jeff Russo; Jordan Gagne
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 10
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Premise
The series follows a fictional CIA black-ops program called Operation Treadstone, which uses a behavior modification protocol to create nearly-superhuman assassins by erasing their memories and moral codes. Sleeper agents across the globe are mysteriously awakened to resume deadly missions. The story begins with an incident in East Berlin in 1973 involving agent John Randolph Bentley, then shifts to the present day as assets are activated under high tension.
Production
USA Network ordered a pilot on April 12, 2018, written by Tim Kring and expected to be directed by Ramin Bahrani, with executive producers including Kring, Bahrani, Ben Smith, Jeffrey Weiner, Justin Levy, and Bradley Thomas. Production companies involved were Universal Cable Productions, Captivate Entertainment, and Imperative Entertainment. On August 16, 2018, the network gave a straight-to-series order, with Dan Friedkin joining as executive producer. Jeremy Irvine and Brian J. Smith were cast in lead roles on November 8, 2018. Additional main cast members announced on January 14, 2019, included Omar Metwally, Tracy Ifeachor, Han Hyo-joo, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, and Emilia Schüle, with Michelle Forbes, Michael Gaston, and Shruti Haasan later added, and Patrick Fugit and Tess Haubrich in recurring roles. Principal photography began by January 2019 in Budapest. The series was canceled in May 2020.
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